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110th Congress · 2007–2009
S. 1817
A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and …
Armed Forces and National Security Senate 12 cosponsors
Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. · July 19, 2007 Understand the measure
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The movement
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Where it stands
The measure's progress
In committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Recorded July 19, 2007, as the clerk wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL]
Committee
Armed Services Committee
Official title
A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes.
Recorded votes
None taken
The official record
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- Status, sponsor and actions from the official GovInfo record, read October 12, 2026 · see sources
Cite this record
- Reference number
bill-110-s1817- Permanent link
- https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817
- Official source
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- Last checked
- Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record
AP style
Vote Files, "S. 1817 (110th Congress): A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes," last checked Oct. 12, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817
APA
Vote Files. (2026, October 12). S. 1817 (110th Congress): A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes [Bill record]. Retrieved October 13, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817
Chicago
Vote Files. "S. 1817 (110th Congress): A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes." Last modified October 12, 2026. Accessed October 13, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817.
BibTeX
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author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{S. 1817 (110th Congress): A bill to ensure proper administration of the discharge of members of the Armed Forces for personality disorder, and for other purposes}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817}},
note = {Reference number bill-110-s1817; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/1817; last checked October 12, 2026; accessed October 13, 2026}
}Plain link
https://votefiles.com/cite/bill-110-s1817
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On the record
No recorded vote
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